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© Carnegie Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, May 4, 1955 Jackson Francis Butler 1877 ~ 1955 J.F. "Jack" Butler Is heart Victim; Rites Wednesday J.F. "Jack" Butler, pioneer farmer and early day Carnegie businessman, died Sunday night. He suffered a heart attack late Saturday at his home, 222 East Second street, Carnegie, and was taken to the Carnegie hospital. Sunday night he was transferred to an Oklahoma City hospital and died just as the Pitcher ambulance arrived at the hospital. All of the members of the family were at home for the weekend in preparation for a family reunion Sunday. Services were at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Christian church and burial was in the Carnegie cemetery. Arrangements were in charge of the Pitcher Funeral Home. Rev. van D. Upton preached the funeral sermon. Jackson Francis Butler was born April 22, 1877 at Gunn City, Cass county, Mo. As a young man he farmed in western Missouri and eastern Kansas, and was a gold prospector in Colorado. He came to Oklahoma and located near Ponca City about 1898. He came to Kiowa county in 1900 and was active in farming and cattle raising. For a number of years he was in the livery business in Carnegie and at one time operated an automobile agency. He was married to Stella Johnson of Carnegie Mary 23, 1906. In recent years Mr. and Mrs. Butler have made their home in Carnegie. They also maintained a home in Hot Springs, New Mexico, where they spent several months each year. One of Butler's hobbies was to help FFA boys and other farm youth get started in business. One of his prized possessions was an honorary master farmer degree from the State FFA. Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Stella Butler, of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Stafford Cook and Mrs. Keith Rackley, Carnegie; three sisters, Mrs. Bertie Nixon and Mrs. J.B. Pool, Chickasha, and Mrs. Pearl Elliott, Las Cruces, N.M., and one brother, Dr. F.M. Butler, Seattle, Wash. Also surviving are four grandchildren. Jackson Francis Butler April 22, 1877 ~ May 2, 1955 |
© Carnegie Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, January 1, 1975 Stella E. [Johnson] Butler In Garden City, Kansas, Stella [Johnson] Butler was born on New Year's Day in 1885. She was the oldest of eight children of which only three survive, Herself, Mrs. Lela Walter and Bill Johnson. All still live in the community. When she was eight years old the family moved by oxen to Missouri, then to Flora, Ill. From Illinois Samuel Johnson and son Joe drove through to the homestead 11 miles south and 1 1/2 west of here. The mother and the rest of the family came here by the train in 1902. They spent their first night in the area in the Post Office. The next day they went to the half-dugout home. Another homesteader in the area was Jack Butler who came riding a bicycle all the way from Anadarko after leaving the Cripple Creek, Colo. gold mines. He lived 11 miles south and three west. Mr. Johnson gave land for the Dixie school. Jack came by the house to see about ordering lumber to build the school, meet Stella, and on May 23, 1906 married her. They built a home 12 miles south and 2 west where they lived before moving to town in 1922 to the family's home at 222 E. 2nd Street. There the two daughters, Coletha and Lahoma, finished the local schools. For several years before Mr. Butler's death on May 1, 1955, the two of them spent winters at Truth or Consequences, N.Mex. where they owned an old abode house where all the children and grandchildren loved to visit. Since then Stella has spent most of her time at home. Her two daughters and their husbands, the four grandchildren, and the eight great-grandchildren are devoted and make her life brighter. She still enjoys life and is always ready for a visit by her many old friends. |
© Carnegie Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, December 5, 1979 Stella E. [Johnson] Butler 1885 ~ 1979 Mrs. Butler Dies November 30; Pioneer Citizin Since 1902 Mrs. Stella Butler, 94, pioneer Carnegie resident, died Friday, November 30. Funeral services were held Saturday, December 1 at the Carnegie First Christian Church with the Rev. Gilbert Hughes officiating. Services were under the direction of the Pitcher Funeral Home, with burial in the Carnegie Cemetery. Mrs. Butler was born January 1, 1885 in Garden City, Kansas. She lived in Flora, Illinois until 1902 when she came to Carnegie in a covered wagon with her parents, Sam and Lydia Johnson. Mrs. Butler married Jack Butler in 1906. He preceded her in death in 1955. The couple operated a wagon yard and livery stable in Carnegie until 1908 when they moved to a farm south of Carnegie. Mrs. Butler was an active member of the First Christian Church in Carnegie and was the last charter member. A memorial fund has been established at the church in her honor. Survivors include two daughters, Coletha [Mrs. Stafford] Cook and Lahoma [Mrs. Keith] Rackley, both of Carnegie; a sister, Lila Walter of Carnegie; four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Stella E. [Johnson] Butler January 1, 1885 ~ November 30, 1979 |
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